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Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-23-4-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. It is the sense of the general assembly:

(1) that the establishment and maintenance of a general, a uniform, and an efficient system of public schools is the traditional and current policy of the state;

(2) that improvement in the organization of school corporations of the state will:

(A) provide a more equalized educational opportunity for public school students;

(B) achieve greater equity in school tax rates among the existing school corporations;  and

(C) provide a more effective use of the public funds expended for the support of the public school system;

(3) that existing statutes with respect to the combination and the reorganization of school corporations are inadequate to effectuate the needed improvement;

(4) that modifications in the provisions for the combination and the reorganization of school corporations in this chapter are necessary in order to assure the future maintenance of a uniform and an efficient system of public schools in the state;

(5) that local electors:

(A) have an interest in the boundaries of the school corporation in which they reside;  and

(B) will exercise their privileges, as provided in this chapter, to establish an efficient and economical reorganization plan best suited to local conditions;  and

(6) that:

(A) the state board;  and

(B) the:

(i) committees;  and

(ii) public officers;

charged with authority under this chapter;

will perform their duties wisely in view of the objective of this chapter as set forth in the title of this chapter.

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